THIRTY-NINTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES

Representative Rick Hansen, Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:01 P.M. on April 24, 2024, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
HANSEN, Rick (Chair)
JORDAN, Sydney (Vice Chair)
HEINTZEMAN, Josh (GOP Lead)
BRAND, Jeff
GILLMAN, Dawn
JACOB, Steven
LEE, Fue
LISLEGARD, Dave
PURSELL, Kristi
SKRABA, Roger
VANG, Samantha

Members Excused:
BLISS, Matt
BURKEL, John
EDELSON, Heather
FINKE, Leigh
FISCHER, Peter

A quorum was present.

Representative Pursell moved to approve the revised minutes from February 13, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Skraba moved to approve the revised minutes from March 1, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Brand moved to approve the revised minutes from March 15, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Heintzeman moved to approve the revised minutes from March 22, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Vang moved to approve the revised minutes from February 20, 2024. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Jacob moved to approve the revised minutes from March 5, 2024. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Lislegard moved to approve the revised minutes from March 6, 2024. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Gillman moved to approve the revised minutes from March 12, 2024. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Pursell moved to approve the minutes from April 17, 2024. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF5350 (Lislegard); Carbon sequestration and oil and gas exploration and production leases on state-owned land facilitated, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.

Representative Lislegard moved that HF5350 be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Chair Hansen moved to adopt the DE1 amendment, incorporating the following amendments.

Line 5.29, delete “$2,406,800” and insert “$2,406,000”
Line 3.2, delete “36” and insert “24”

THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT, AS INCORPORATED, WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Lislegard presented HF5350, as amended.

Testifying on the bill:
• Joe Henderson, Director, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Lands and Minerals Division
• Aaron M. Vande Linde, Director, Minnesota Office of School Trust Lands
• Kyle Makarios, Lobbyist, Mining Minnesota
• Aaron Klemz, Chief Strategy Officer, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
• Paul Peltier, Executive Director, Range Association of Municipalities and Schools
• Rich Sve, Commissioner, Lake County Board of Commissioners

Representative Lislegard renewed the motion that HF5350, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:31 P.M.




Representative Rick Hansen, Chair




Representative Sydney Jordan, Vice Chair




Representative Josh Heintzeman, GOP Lead




Representative Matt Bliss




Representative Jeff Brand




Representative John Burkel



Representative Heather Edelson




Representative Leigh Finke




Representative Peter Fischer




Representative Dawn Gillman




Representative Steven Jacob




Representative Fue Lee




Representative Dave Lislegard




Representative Kristi Pursell




Representative Roger Skraba




Representative Samantha Vang




Sam O’Neill, Committee Legislative Assistant